On the recordJanuary 1, 1855
There is not, beneath the sky, an enemy to filial affection so destructive as slavery.
Said by
Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “There is not, beneath the sky, an enemy to filial affection so destructive as slavery.”
Editor's note · Context
Douglass asserts that slavery is the most potent force for destroying the natural love and affection between children and their parents.
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